Feast Features Variety of Traditional Italian, American and International Foods. 80-plus Amusement Rides and Games Including The New 100-Foot Vertigo, Petting Zoo and Pony Rides, Bounce Houses, Arts and Crafts Booths, Peroni Beer Garden and Free Live Concerts Nightly

The 35th Annual San Gennaro Feast will take place May 7-11, 2014 at the Grand Canyon Shopping Center. The Las Vegas re-envisioned fun, new food and music festival celebrates the spirit of San Gennaro and features more than 70 restaurant food booths, 80 amusements rides including the new 100-foot Vertigo, midway games, arts and crafts booths, and live music. Entertainment coordinator and host Tony Sacca will be introducing Las Vegas’ best bands and performing his own headlining show. Sacca has been part of the event for more than 30 years. This might well be the best Italian Heritage Celebration this side of Naples.

The show runs from 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday; 5 p.m. - midnight on Friday May 9; noon til midnight on Saturday May 10 and noon – 11 p.m. On Sunday, May 11. Tickets are $9 for adults and children over 54 inches. Shrink the kids to under 54 inches and they enter at no charge. Seniors and military are only $8. For tickets, visit San Gennaro Feast.

There is no charge for parking at the Grand Canyon Shopping Center, 4245 Grand Canyon Drive and West Flamingo Road (just west of the 215).

Here'a a brief rundown of some of the fun and food:

FOOD: Food is a vast variety of traditional Italian fare including pasta, pasta and more pasta, fried calamari, calzones, baked clams, pizza, stuffed artichokes, Italian fried dough, Italian sausage, peppers and onions, etc., as well as American food including corn on the cob, funnel cakes and more and international cuisine.